Disease burden and related medical costs of rotavirus infections in Taiwan

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^b   Fang, Yin Hua ^c   Wang, Chung Yi ^a   Ho, Yu Huai ^d   Hung, Che Lun ^b   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846485655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-176     Document Type: Article

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